Improvement in clothes-driers



E. 0.DARLING. Clothes Driel.

No. 202,002. n Patented April 2,1878.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN o. DARLING, or ItocKToN,ILLINOIS.v

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-DRIERS.

Spccication forming part of Letters Patent No. l202,002, dated April 2,1878 application iiled v August v16, 1877.

To all whomiz't may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN o. DARLING, of`

Rockton,in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Glothes-Driers,which improvement isfully set forth in the following specification and accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of a clothes-drier embodyingmy invention, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section on dotted line x.

My invention relates to that class of clothesdriers constructed withradial arms, connected at proper intervals by a clothes-line extendingfrom one arm to another, forming a reel of spider-web form, mounted on astand or post, on which it revolves; and it consists in the devicesemployed, by which the drier may be tipped to lower the radial arms, andconsequently the clothes-line wound thereon, to a horizontal position onone side, in easy reach to put on or remove clothes therefrom, and whenloaded can be readily changed to a horizontal position, free to revolve5 and it further consists in providing a spring-brake to hold the reelin position when tipped.

In the drawings, A represents a stand or post, which may be fixed in anupright position in any suitable manner to meet the requirements of theparty using the drier. The upper end of this post is bored obliquely, asat a, and is provided with a metallic cap, b, bored to correspond withthe oblique hole in the post.

B is a metallic spider, iitted to receive radial arms C, which inclineupward. These arms are connected at proper intervals by a clothes-line,c, producing a clothes-drying reel of spider-web form.` The metallicspider B is centrally bored to receive the upper end of the spindle d.This spindle is formed with a necking near its upper end, which receivesthe'inner end of a pin or screw driven or screwed in a hole in thespider, which holds it on the spindle in such a manner as to permit itto revolve freely thereon. The spindle d is fitted with a collar, c, onwhich the reel is supported. -The spindle is formed with a bend at thelower side of the collar equal to the inclination of the oblique hole ain the post, so that, when in the position of the solid lines in thedrawings, its upper end will be vertical, and the reel will revolve onit in a horizontal plane. The spindle is provided'with a'stud, f, whichprothis lever engages upward-projecting ears h, i

of which there may be any suitable number, on the outer rim of themetallic cap b, which lserve as detents to hold the spindle in anyadjusted position within the limits of the devices, and from which thelever may be disengaged by raising its free end.

is a stud, substantially the same as stud f, and projects from thespindle some distance below it. y The metallic cap is slotted on oneside of the hole which receives the spindle, to receive the stud fi,which, when below the cap and turned from the slot, will prevent theaccidental throwing of the reel from the post.

k is a box-bearing, tted in the bottom of the oblique hole in the post,and receives the foot of the spindle d, in which it revolves.

l is a curved spring, the vertical portion of which is passed throughthe perforated ear m, which projects from the side of the metallic cap,and its lower end is secured to the post to hold it in position. Thisspring is designed to operate as a spring-brake, to hold the reel fromaccidental turning when tipped from a horizontal plane.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when the parts are in theposition represented in the drawings in solid lines the reel will befree to revolve in a horizontal plane, and when the lever g is turned inthe position represented in dotted lines, the reel will be tipped in theposition represented in dotted lines, and the rim of the spider willcome in contact with the spring-brake, compressing it sufficiently tohold the reel from accidental turning. If the lever is moved but aquarter of a revolution from the position representedin solid lines,which would be about midway between the positions represented in thesolid and dotted lines, the rim of the spider will compress thespring-brake slightly, to hold the reel to receive the clothes,

on its depressed portions, after which it can be turned on the brakefrom one point to another until it is fully loaded,when, by turning thelever in the position represented in the solid lines, the reel will befree to revolve in a horizontal position.

To lower the reel to remove the clothes simply requires the reversemovement of the lever toward the position represented in the dottedlines until the reel rests on the spring-brake sufficiently to hold itfrom revolving while removing the clothes, but in such a manner as topermit it to be turned on the brake from one point to another to removethe clothes from the diiferent portions of the reel, after which thelever can be turned to the position represented in the dotted lines,which will lower the reel on the spring-brake sufficiently to hold itfrom revolving by the action of the wind when vnot in use.

I have represented. my improved drier mounted on a wooden post, insteadof which a metallic post with inclined socket may be employed, and maybe provided with a screwbase, by which it would be easily set,withdrawn, and reset, as circumstances might require.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a clothes-drier, substantially as hereindescribed, the post with inclined socket and the bent spindle, incombination with the clothes-reel, substantially as and for the purposehereinbefore set forth.

2. In combination with the clothes -drier, substantially as hereindescribed, the springbrake adapted to hold the reel with more or lessforce as it is inclined more or less, as and for the purposehereinbefore set forth.

3. The combination of the bent spindle, the adjusting-lever, and theupward projecting ears on the cap, for the purpose of inclining theclothes-reel mounted on the bent spindle more or less as the lever ismore or less Aturned p toward the spring-brake, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

Enwnv o. DRLING.

Witnesses:

A. O. BEHEL, W. R. WELD.

